Here is must reading for business owners, operators, managers, and advisors to clients who are starting a new small business or who want to refine the financial and accounting operations of their existing businesses. Filled with proven techniques and strategies, Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business guides you through the complex maze of critical business accounting and finance issues by providing detailed information and step-by-step procedures on how to track cash flows, conduct analyses, analyze key information, determine insurance requirements, compile tax liabilities, and much more, including
- Numerous ready-to-use forms, checklists, sample spreadsheets, and calculations showing practical applications of real-world examples
- Effective operational analysis tools
- Simple operational budgeting techniques for expectations and measurement
- Special tips on controlling taxes and insurance as well as external reporting requirements
Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business is an invaluable reference and refresher for both new and established entrepreneurs and those who work with them
E. JAMES BURTON is Dean of the Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. An entrepreneur and businessman, Dr. Burton founded, managed, and sold several businesses before returning to academic life. He holds degrees in economics, management, and accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Dr. Burton is the author of Total Business Planning and the coauthor of The Total Business Manual, both from Wiley.